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Counting on Happiness

One, two, four, five, seven, six, nine, ten, eleven, thirteen, twelve… In recent weeks I have discovered that this is how some people count. My workload has recently increased, but the hours I am available to work, have not. So … Continue reading

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Shocking Happiness

Late last week, I had a difficult and disturbing dream. A stainless steel dinner fork was being held to my ribs on my left side. It was being maneuvered in a way to find entry between my ribs so as … Continue reading

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Evicting Happiness

It is a very difficult task, to live compassionately. For me, to move outside of my center to an extent that will allow another, (or others), to live beside me in a solitary cocoon of empathy and understanding can feel … Continue reading

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Ephemeral Happiness

Random Thoughts: It has been a mobile week. I have traveled 1,453 miles by air, 1,201 miles by vehicle, and 18.6 miles by foot. Parallels can be drawn from this perspective based on mode and speed of conveyance, to one’s … Continue reading

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Seeing Happiness

“Darkness is impossible to remember. Consequently [explorers] desire to return to those unseen depths where they have just been. It is an addiction. No one is ever satisfied. Darkness never satisfies. Especially if it takes something away which it almost … Continue reading

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